Heywood, Thomas · published 1613 · first performed or written 1611 [1610-1611] (Annals) classical legend or myth · Queen Anne's Men unassigned nearest T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma · 487 words
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The Calidonian Boar, To which the Princes and best spirits of Greece Are now assembled. I beshrew thee boy, That very word struck from my heart all joy: It startled me, methinks I see thee die By that rude Boar. Hunt thou the beasts that fly, The wanton Squirrel, or the trembling Hare, The crafty Fox: these pastimes fearless are. The greedy Wolves, and fierce Bears armed with claws, Rough shouldered lions, such as glut their jaws With herds at once, Fell Boars, let them pass by, Adon, these look not with thy Venus' eye. They judge not beauty, nor distinguish youth, These are their prey; My pity, love and ruth Lives not in them. Oh to thyself be kind, Thou from their mouths, my kisses shalt not find. The summons to the chase, Venus adieu. Leave those, turn head, choose those thou mayst pursue I am resolved, I'll help to rouse yond beast. Thou art to dere his savage throat to feast. Forbear. In vain. Appoint when we shall meet. After the chase. Farewell then. Farewell sweet. This kissing. Adon, guard thee well, express Thy love to me, in being of thyself Careful and chary: they that raze thy skin Wound me. Be wise my Adon. Never doubt. So then But lip-labour, yet ill left out. The cause of this convention (Lords of Greece) Needs no expression; and yet briefly thus: Oeneus our father, the Aetolians King, Of all his fruits and plenty, gave due rights To all the Gods and Goddesses, Ioue, Ceres, Bacchus, and Pallas; but among the rest, Diana he neglects: for which enraged, She hath sent (to plague us) a huge savage Boar, Of an unmeasured height and magnitude. What better can describe his shape and terror Then all the piteous clamours shrilled through Greece? Of his depopulations, spoils, and preys? His flaming eyes they sparkle blood and fire, His bristles pointed like a range of pikes Ranked on his back: his foam snows where he feeds His tusks are like the Indian elephants. Out of his jaws (as if Ioues lightning flew) He scorches all the branches in his way, Ploughs up the fields, treads flat the fields of grain. In vain the Shepherd or his dog secures Their harmless fowls. In vain the furious Bull Strives to defend the heard o'er which he Lords. The Colonies into the cities fly, And till immured, they think themselves not safe. To chase this beast we have met on Oeta mount, Attended by the noblest spirits of Greece. From populous Salamine I Telamon Am at thy fair request, King Meleager, Come to behold this beast of Calidon, And prove my virtue in his stern pursuit. Not Meleager's love, more than the zeal I bear my honour, hath drawn Iason hither, To this adventure, yet both forcible To make me try strange masteries 'gainst that monster, Whose fury hath so much amazed all Greece.
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The Calidonian Boare, To which the Princes and best spirits of Greece Are now assembled. I beshrew thee boy, That very word strooke from my heart all ioy: It startled mee, me thinkes I see thee dye By that rude Boare. Hunt thou the bests that flye, The wanton Squirrll, or the trembling Hare, The crafty Fox: these pastimes fea clesse are. The greedy Wolues, and fierce Beares arm'd with clawes, Rough shouldred Lyons, such as glut their iawes With heards at once, Fell Boares, let them passe by, Adon, these looke not with thy Venus ye. They iudge not beauty, nor distinguish youh, These are their prey; My pitty, loue and ruth Liues not in them. Oh to thy selfe be kinde, Thou from their mouthes, my kisses shalt not find. The summons to the chace, Venus adue. Leaue those, turne head, chuse those thou maist pursue I am resolu'd, Il'e helpe to rouze yon beast. Thou art to de his sauadge throat to feast. Forbeare. In vaine. Appoynt when we shall meet. After the chace. Farewell then. Farewell sweet. This kissing. Adon, guard thee well, expresse Thy loue to me, in being of thy selfe Carefull and chary: they that raze thy skin Wound me. Be wise my Adon. Neuer doubt. So then But lip-labour, yet ill left out. The cause of this conuention (Lords of Greece) Needs no expression; and yet briefly thus: Oeneus our father, the Aetolians King, Of all his fruits aud plenty, gaue due rights To all the Gods and Goddesses, Ioue, Ceres, Bacchus, and Pallas; but among the rest, Diana he neglects: for which inrag'd, She hath sent (to plague vs) a huge sauadge Boare, Of an vn-measured height and magnitude. What better can describe his shape and terror Then all the pittious clamours shrild through Greece? Of his depopulations, spoyles, and preyes? His flaming eyes they sparkle bloud and fire, His bristles poynted like a range of pikes Ranck't on his backe: his foame snowes where he feeds His tuskes are like the Indian Oliphants. Out of his iawes (as if Ioues lightning flew) He scortches all the branches in his way, Plowes vp the fields, treads flat the fields of graine. In vaine the Sheepheard or his dogge secures Their harmlesse fowlds. In vaine the furious Bull Striues to defend the heard ore which he Lords. The Collonies into the Citties flye, And till immur'd, they thinke themselues not safe. To chace this beast we haue met on Oeta mount, Attended by the noblest spirits of Greece. From populous Salamine I Telan Am at thy faire request, King Meleager, Come to behold this beast of Calidon, And proue my vertue in his sterne pursuite. Not Meleagers loue, more then the zeale I beare my honour, hath drawne Iason hither, To this aduenture, yet both forcible To make me try strange maisteries 'gainst that monster, Whose fury hath so much amaz'd all Greece.